The New Daily Study Bible: The Acts of the Apostles

by William Barclay

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2003

Overview

"What Acts aims to do," writes Barclay, "is to give us a series of typical exploits and adventures of the great heroic figures of the early Church. Although the book never says so, from the earliest times Luke has been held to be its writer." If this is so, then Luke wrote both the gospel and Acts with a purpose of showing how the new faith that had begun so humbly in Palestine had expanded. In this volume, Barclay discusses among other things the plan in Acts, Luke's skill as a historian, the accuracy of his sources, and the honesty with which he uses them. Full of unique insights and little-known information about the background of the early Church, this volume again displays Barclay's great ability for clear and perceptive expression.

Key Features

• Insightful devotionals and commentary on the New Testament
• Wisdom and biblical knowledge from well-loved theologian William Barclay

Product Details

• Title: The New Daily Study Bible: The Acts of the Apostles
• Author: William Barclay
• Series: The New Daily Study Bible: New Testament (DSB)
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 256

About William Barclay

William Barclay (1907-1978) was a world-renowned New Testament interpreter and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at Glasgow University in Scotland. Having written more than fifty books, he is probably best known as the author of The Daily Study Bible series.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Here lies the secret of the Christian life. As long as Christians think only of what they can do and be, there can be nothing but failure and frustration and fear. But when a Christian thinks of ‘not I, but Christ in me’, there can be nothing but peace and power.” (Page 38)

“And further, the Spirit was the source of day-to-day courage and power.” (Page 21)

“There were three great Jewish festivals to which every male Jew living within twenty miles of Jerusalem was legally bound to come—the Passover, Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles. Pentecost means ‘the Fiftieth’, and another name for Pentecost was ‘the Feast of Weeks’” (Pages 22–23)

“6) It was a sharing Church (verses 44–5); these early Christians had an intense feeling of responsibility for each other” (Page 34)

“H. G. Wells said, ‘The trouble with so many people is that the voice of their neighbours sounds louder in their ears than the voice of God.” (Page 46)

Product Details

• Title: The Acts of the Apostles
• Author: William Barclay
• Edition: 3rd ed. fully rev. and updated.
• Series: The New Daily Study Bible
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780664226756, 9780715202937, 0664226752, 0715202936
• Resource ID: LLS:NDSB65AC
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:46:22Z

About William Barclay

William Barclay (5 December 1907–24 January 1978) was an author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.